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• Collision closes Hwy. 7 west of Perth - CTV News

  07-08-2017 23:08
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  Collision closes Hwy. 7 west of Perth
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  A collision near Silver Lake Provincial Park closed Highway 7 in both directions on Monday afternoon. A 12-kilometre stretch of the highway was closed just after 4:30 p.m., from Zealand Road near Sharbot Lake all the way to Maberly Road. Police haven't ...
  1 dead, 1 seriously injured following crash near Sharbot LakeCBC.ca
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• Motorcycle crash on Highway 17 sends one man to hospital

  07-08-2017 23:00
  
  One 40-year-old man from Alberta was taken to the hospital on Monday for treatment of minor injuries after two motorcycles went into a ditch on the westbound Highway 417 off-ramp to Anderson Road. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m., said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Guy Prevost.
  
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• Alberta man injured in Highway 17 motorcycle crash

  07-08-2017 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  One 40-year-old man from Alberta was taken to the hospital on Monday for treatment of minor injuries after two motorcycles went into a ditch on the westbound Highway 417 off-ramp to Anderson Road.
  The crash happened around 10:30 a.m., said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Guy Prevost. 417 W / Anderson exit. Collision three motorbikes no injuries. #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/2NDW1qrSLD
  — Ottawa Paramedic Svc (@OttawaParamedic) August 7, 2017
  Prevost said the second rider was examined b
  
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• Melnyk says door is closed on 2018 Winter Olympics

  07-08-2017 20:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s no secret plan for NHL players to go to the Winter Olympics in 2018.
  While there has been speculation the league has a schedule in its back pocket to attend the Games in February in Pyeongchang, South Korea in case the International Olympic Committee has a change of heart to try to entice players to go, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has stated that’s not going to be the case.
  “As far as any chance of anything, I do know, it’s a done deal. We’re finishe
  
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• Melnyk says door is closed on 2018 Winter Olympics - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2017 19:35
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  Melnyk says door is closed on 2018 Winter Olympics
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  Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says there's no possible way for NHL players to go to the 2018 winter Olympic games. Jean Levac / Postmedia News. Share Adjust Comment Print. There's no secret plan for NHL players to go to the Winter Olympics in 2018.and more »
  
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• HMCS Winnipeg, HMCS Ottawa return Tuesday from Asia-Pacific deployment

  07-08-2017 19:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Ships Winnipeg and Ottawa return to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, BC on Tuesday following their deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The warships were taking part in POSEIDON CUTLASS 17.
  POSEIDON CUTLASS 17 was a five-month deployment aimed at maintaining regional peace and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, while enhancing relationships and friendships with partner navies in the region, according to the Royal Canadian Navy.
  
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• An important reminder from #OPP #SlowDownMoveOver twitter.com/OPP_News/statu…

  07-08-2017 19:03 via twitter.com
  An important reminder from #OPP#SlowDownMoveOver twitter.com/OPP_News/statu…
  
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• Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses. bit.ly/2vI8fJh https://t.co/TypO9J7I6p

  07-08-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  
  Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses.bit.ly/2vI8fJh https://t.co/TypO9J7I6p
  
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• Book prize creator Jack Rabinovitch dead at 87. bit.ly/2vxhTxZ https://t.co/MX3NcoZ88n

  07-08-2017 17:10 via twitter.com
  
  Book prize creator Jack Rabinovitch dead at 87.bit.ly/2vxhTxZ https://t.co/MX3NcoZ88n
  
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• Taylor Swift expected to testify in groping case in Denver. bit.ly/2uz7s8r https://t.co/I3tRYYiPm8

  07-08-2017 16:26 via twitter.com
  
  Taylor Swift expected to testify in groping case in Denver.bit.ly/2uz7s8r https://t.co/I3tRYYiPm8
  
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• National Peacekeepers’ Day to be recognized Wednesday

  07-08-2017 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  National Peacekeepers’ Day will be recognized on Wednesday, August 9 to honour those who have died during peace operations.  The date marks the deaths of nine Canadians killed when a missile hit their aircraft over the Golan Heights on August 9, 1974, a news release issued by CFB Esquimalt pointed out.  Forty three years later, the Golan Heights tragedy continues to represent the most Canadian lives lost in a single incident as part of a military peace operation since the Korean
  
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• Monday's weather: More of the same, but better on Tuesday

  07-08-2017 16:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  With a cool start to the August holiday Monday,  Environment Canada is forecasting a  mix of sun and cloud.
  There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning with  40 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.
  And, there’s the usual (for summer 2017)  risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and a high of 21.
  Tonight  should be mainly cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm.
  It will clear before mor
  
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• Good luck to all Team Canada athletes @London2017 twitter.com/AthleticsCanad…

  07-08-2017 15:39 via twitter.com
  Good luck to all Team Canada athletes @London2017 twitter.com/AthleticsCanad…
  
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• Weather: Party cloudy, chance of showers, better on Tuesday

  07-08-2017 15:38
  
  With a cool start to the August holiday Monday, Environment Canada is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud.There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning with 40 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.And, there’s the usual (for summer 2017) risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and a high of 21.Tonight should be mainly cloud
  
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• Pence: Story on possible 2020 presidential run 'disgraceful' bit.ly/2uzeUk1 https://t.co/cDxY7gyCht

  07-08-2017 15:37 via twitter.com
  
  Pence: Story on possible 2020 presidential run 'disgraceful'bit.ly/2uzeUk1 https://t.co/cDxY7gyCht
  
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• Capital Builders: Alanis, the Ottawa girl who took the world by storm

  07-08-2017 15:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa rock radio host Kath Thompson often invited the Ottawa teenager on air to chat about her promising career as a pop singer.
  But like everyone else in town, Thompson was flabbergasted when that confident young woman with the big hair and the bigger smile left Ottawa and returned a couple of years later with a searing song that hit the pop world like a Molotov cocktail.
  Alanis Morissette had unleashed “You Oughta Know,” a raw anthem about a duplicitous lover: “Did you forge
  
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• The Capital Builders: Alanis, the girl from Glebe Collegiate, helped pave the way for a generation of women singer ... - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2017 15:08
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  The Capital Builders: Alanis, the girl from Glebe Collegiate, helped pave the way for a generation of women singer ...
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  Ottawa rock radio host Kath Thompson often invited the Ottawa teenager on air to chat about her promising career as a pop singer. But like everyone else in town, Thompson was flabbergasted when that confident young woman with the big hair and the ...
  
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• Looking for something to do today? Lots of fun at #OttawaLocks. #ottnews twitter.com/RideauCanalNHS…

  07-08-2017 14:20 via twitter.com
  Looking for something to do today? Lots of fun at #OttawaLocks. #ottnews twitter.com/RideauCanalNHS…
  
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• Monday's weather: More of the same, but better Tuesday

  07-08-2017 13:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  With a cool start to the August holiday Monday,  Environment Canada is forecasting a  mix of sun and cloud.
  There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning with  40 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.
  And, there’s the usual (for summer 2017)  risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and a high of 21.
  Tonight  should be mainly cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm.
  It will clear before mor
  
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• ICYMI: A look at what is open and closed today. bit.ly/2uyKL4x #ottnews #civicholiday https://t.co/QfZ3vUd7cy

  07-08-2017 13:43 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: A look at what is open and closed today.bit.ly/2uyKL4x#ottnews#civicholiday https://t.co/QfZ3vUd7cy
  
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• Summer sweater weather continues for holiday Monday in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  07-08-2017 13:33
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  Summer sweater weather continues for holiday Monday in Ottawa
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  The cooler weather continues in Ottawa for the civic holiday Monday, but temperatures should return to the mid-20s starting Tuesday. What's open and closed today in Ottawa for Colonel By Day. Today's weather forecast from Environment Canada is calling ...
  
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• Ottawa Police asking for your help to locate a missing #Ottawa woman. bit.ly/2vHlwSs #ottnews https://t.co/R9172fT7ZI

  07-08-2017 13:14 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa Police asking for your help to locate a missing #Ottawa woman.bit.ly/2vHlwSs#ottnews https://t.co/R9172fT7ZI
  
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• Keep in mind this week. #ottnews #Ottawa twitter.com/ottawacity/sta…

  07-08-2017 13:11 via twitter.com
  Keep in mind this week. #ottnews #Ottawa twitter.com/ottawacity/sta…
  
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• Ottawa alight with the glow of fireflies - CBC.ca

  07-08-2017 11:00
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  Ottawa alight with the glow of fireflies
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  If you think you are seeing more fireflies in the nation's capital this summer, you are not alone. Many people in Ottawa have reported seeing the bioluminescent bugs flying around their urban gardens or at the soccer field. "We're seeing pretty good ...
  
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• Champions returning to Ottawa after sweep at hands of Boulders

  07-08-2017 04:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Steve Brown and Alex Venditti hit home runs for the Ottawa Champions on Sunday, but it was far from enough as the host Rockland Boulders completed a four-game series sweep with a 7-4 victory in a Can-Am League baseball contest on Sunday at Pomona, N.Y.
  Mike Fransoso and Joe Maloney hit home runs for the Boulders, who improved to 48-25 overall and remained alone in first place in the standings.
  The Champions (32-39) have lost five in a row overall and are three games behind the Sussex County Mine
  
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• Ottawa police seek woman last seen in Vanier

  07-08-2017 02:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police are asking for public assistance in locating 27-year-old Brandi Taggart, who was last seen in Vanier on Saturday night.
  Taggart is described as white, five feet, three inches tall with a slim build, blue eyes, shoulder-length brown hair and a tattoo with the names “Eric” and “Carter”
  She was last seen around 10:45 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Carillon and Kipp streets, just east of the Vanier Parkway.  She was wearing a grey, purple and green
  
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• Giller Prize creator Jack Rabinovitch dead at 87

  07-08-2017 01:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  TORONTO Jack Rabinovitch, the beloved businessman who created the lucrative and prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize literary award that boosted the profiles and sales of countless Canadian fiction authors, has died.
  Rabinovitch died Sunday afternoon in Toronto, his daughter Elana confirmed. He was 87.
  An obituary posted on the website of Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel, which was handling the funeral, said Rabinovitch died as a result of a “catastrophic fall” at his Toronto hom
  
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• 'Beyond hope': Sadistic Ottawa rapist branded dangerous offender

  07-08-2017 00:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Abdirahman Ahmed’s trail of terror has ended after an Ottawa judge branded the sadistic rapist a dangerous offender, sending him to prison for an indeterminate sentence.
  The designation is for life and comes after Ahmed committed horrific rapes — one at knifepoint in an alley — in 2011 and 2009.
  The high school dropout originally from Kenya pleaded guilty to the vicious sex crimes, and also pleaded guilty to a severe, foot-stomping beating of another inmate at the Ottawa jail i
  
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• 'Beyond hope': Sadistic Ottawa rapist branded dangerous offender - Ottawa Citizen

  07-08-2017 00:27
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  'Beyond hope': Sadistic Ottawa rapist branded dangerous offender
  Ottawa Citizen
  Abdirahman Ahmed's trail of terror has ended after an Ottawa judge branded the sadistic rapist a dangerous offender, sending him to prison for an indeterminate sentence. The designation is for life and comes after Ahmed committed horrific rapes — one ...and more »
  
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